Former Niger Delta Militants Storm NASS
A group of former Niger Delta militants have stormed the National Assembly to demand payment of their allowances and the reinstatement of the coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme, Paul Boroh.
Boroh was sacked in March by President Muhammadu Buhari and was replaced by Professor Charles Quaker Dokubo, a director of research and studies at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs.
At the time of his appointment, he was charged with the speedy resolution of hitches in the implementation of the amnesty programme, such as the non-payment of outstanding allowances to ex-militants.
Allegations of corruption and ineptitude have always dogged the Amnesty programme and this was speculated as one of the reasons he was relieved of his appointment.